High Court presided over by Isaac Muwata on Tuesday denied bail to Molly Katanga, the jailed widow of slain businessman Henry Katanga.
Ms Katanga had through her lawyers asked the court to release her on bail pending trial to enable her to undergo further treatment.
Ms Katanga contended that she sustained serious injuries in the alleged fight with her slain husband for which she needs to undertake further treatment.
“My lawyers advised me that my medical condition coupled with the advanced age of 55 years, qualify as special circumstances and considerations for the grant of bail,” reads Ms Katanga’s sworn statement.
However, Justice Muwata denied her bail, ruling that she is not of an advanced age of 60 years to be in jail and that medical officers from Luzira prison had not informed the court that they could not manage her medical condition in prison medical facilities.
“The fact that the case is fixed for hearing on July 2, 2024, it’s in the interest of justice that the accused prepares for trial,” he further ruled.
The case
The prosecution states that on November 2, 2023, at Mbuya Chwa 2 Road, Nakawa Division, with malice aforethought, Molly Katanga killed her husband.
The widow is charged alongside her two daughters Patricia Kakwanza and Martha Nkwanzi. The two daughters face a lesser charge of destroying evidence.
The other suspects are medic Charles Otai and domestic worker George Amanyire, who both also face a lesser charge of being an accessory after the fact of murder.
